Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
नारद उवाच । केदाराद्धिमसंयुक्तं योजनानां शतं स्मृतम् । तदंते योजनशतं विस्तृतं तत्कलापकम्
nārada uvāca | kedārāddhimasaṃyuktaṃ yojanānāṃ śataṃ smṛtam | tadaṃte yojanaśataṃ vistṛtaṃ tatkalāpakam
नारद ने कहा—“केदार से हिम से युक्त सौ योजन का प्रदेश कहा गया है। उसके आगे कलापक (कलाप) नामक क्षेत्र और सौ योजन तक विस्तृत है।”
Nārada
Tirtha: Kalāpaka (beyond Kedāra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Arjuna
Scene: A sweeping white expanse of snow stretching beyond Kedāra; tiny pilgrims traverse the vastness; in the far distance, a sheltered valley-city labeled Kalāpaka spreads wide, suggesting a hidden, protected realm.
FAQs
The Purāṇa maps sacred space to inspire faith-filled endurance—holy lands are reached through perseverance.
Kedāra is the anchor tīrtha; Kalāpaka is presented as a further sacred expanse beyond the snowy route.
None here; the verse provides pilgrimage geography and distances (yojana measures).